Richfield is a medium-sized city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 36,710 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Richfield is the 26th largest community in Minnesota.Unlike some cities, Richfield isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Richfield are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Richfield is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Richfield who work in management occupations (11.61%), office and administrative support (10.43%), and sales jobs (10.06%). Also of interest is that Richfield has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Richfield telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.32% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Richfield is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Richfield area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.The education level of Richfield ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Richfield, 44.23% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Richfield in 2022 was $44,059, which is upper middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $176,236 for a family of four. However, Richfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Richfield is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Richfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Richfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Richfield also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.62% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Richfield include German, Norwegian, Irish, Swedish, and English. In addition, Richfield has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.24%). The most common language spoken in Richfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
